Moon Dog Cake Hole

Moon Dog

Published August 9, 2017

Moon Dog has a fondness for adding things to dark beers. OK, they have a fondness for adding things other than malt, water, hops and yeast to pretty much any beer that passes through their brewery. But, over the years, their darker beers have come laced with oak, smoke, Redskins, truffles, bugs and, well, you get the message. The latest is Cake Hole, the second stout to leave the brewery in quick succession, following Black Lung VII, and one tagged a Black Forest Stout in tribute to the famous, always-on-menus-in-the-1970s dessert of the same name.

In looking to recreate the experience of said cake, the brewers added sour cherries, cacao and vanilla alongside a veritable who's who of specialty malts. And they ended up with a beer that's a tasty, chocolaty stout, one with a touch of drying roast and in which the sour cherries add a wee tang without being as prominent as, say, the thousands of Redskins that went into Ogden Nash a few years back.

Name
Moon Dog
Address

17 Duke Street
Abbotsford
VIC 3067

Open Hours

Brewery bar open
Tues to Fri: 4pm to 11pm
Saturday: Midday to 11pm
Sunday: Midday to 8pm

Tours

Upon request